or miss shower or storm. you'll probably be dry for the next several hours. areas south of baltimore, you're looking good for the moment but the threat is there for the scattered storm to go severe. we'll have more in just a few. if you thought that poor road conditions in baltimore were costing you more dollars in car repairs anew survey says you're right. baltimore roads are among the roughest in the nation. tim rutherford has the story. >> reporter: like pesky weeds in the garden, orange barrels an cones seem to have sprouted everywhere. city and county are making repairs to many roads in the area but not enough to count area report just released that claims that the baltimore metro area has some of the roughest roads in the nation. tripnet.org places baltimore in

the top 10% of the worse roads. those poor roads cost an average of $402 annually in additional vehicle costs. in baltimore, those costs rise to $603 annually. >> and we don't think it's fair because we have put a lot of effort into maintaining our roads ways. it's the one thing we focused on the last four years was operation orange cone program and it's one thing we take seriously. >> reporter: the downturn in the economy has hindered road repair efforts everywhere but the city says they are on target. >> we cannot do as much as we used to but this season we are on track to complete another 200 lane miles. >> reporter: some city residents question the efforts. >> seems like they're making efforts as far as downtown, but seems like it's more of a crisis management. >> it's not the greatest but

they have a limit to what they can do, but i think they can do a little bit more. >> reporter: hopefully there's light at the end of that barrel. in baltimore, tim rutherford, abc 2 news. >> now, according to the survey the city with the worst roads in the nation is san jose, california, followed closely by, you probably guessed it, l.a. hundreds attend the fun ralph of joey dorremont. some of this teammates served as -- of his his teammates served as pal bearers. the family of a maryland soldier who died in iraq says sergeant john burner the third was waiting for a test for a recent practice story illness. john burner, junior, says his 32-year-old son died thursday three days after visiting a medical facility in kuwait. burner said his son was told he couldn't have a blood test because lab equipment has been

shipped out as part of a planned redeployment. he said his son was given antibottics and an inhaler. burner was told it may be months before he gets the results of an autopsy. the maryland spca is upset with the judge's decision to allow a man who beat a dog so severely this beat to work with animals. his attorney suggested instead of jail time that he be allowed to work community service at the maryland spca. the city states's attorney office said the evidence wasn't poor and chambers wasn't read his miranda rights. the dog also bite chambers and his wife and he had the medical records to prove it. a white supremacist who goes by the name hitler is charged

with beating a -- 29-year-old calvin lockner pled guilty. he agreed to a 31-year prison term. now to a developing story asuperstar passer who's prayed with presidents and celebrities is accused of using his power and influence to prey on young man for sex. >> reporter: he is one of america's most influential southern preachers leading a mega church of 25,000 members outside of atlanta that includes tlitesz athlete -- athletes and entertainer. all that could be at stake after bishop eddie long was accused by two young man of coercing them into sex. >> i tell you, these are powerful brutal allegations that are true. >> reporter: maurice robinson and anthony flag are in their 20s and in two separate

lawsuits, they say bishop long held spiritual ceremonies where he coerced young men and employees into sex. he shourd them with jewelry and electronics and shourd them with gifts. >> he's had different relationships at different times when whoever he wants. >> reporter: long's attorney say he vehemently denies the charge. after bible study at the new birth baptist church, church goers stood behind their pastor because the two men were 17 and 18, above the age of consent at the time of the alleged relationships, bishop long cannot face any criminal charges. t.j. winnic, abc news, new york. look at news around the nation takes us to sandy springs georgia where a 2-year-old girl

is dead and her 11-year-old babysitter is facing murder charges. 2-year-oldsida white was found baby. an autopsy rae veels that the child -- reveals that the child died from trauma to her head, torso and buttocks. an ohio man who pulled a series of stunts dressed up in a gorilla suit may ends up in prison. 24-year-old jeremy lucas hit the road in a suit he called a practical joke. police received complaints about a man who was driving an atv on a road that was closed. he said he was taking part in a stunt inspired by the mtv show called jack as. healthcare reform is -- two

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ntremont ntremont two keep components healthcare reform law take effect tomorrow but it is reported that insurance companies are planning on not offering insurance for children. >> reporter: six months after president obama signed landmark healthcare reform into law, americans will now begin to see the effects. starting tomorrow, young adults will be able to stay on their parents' insurance plans until they turn 26. insurance companies can no longer deny coverage to children based on preexisting conditions. insurer must provide preventive services without charging co-pays and insurance companies can no longer drop people when they get sick. >> consumers should be talking with their human resources departments or their insurance plans to make sure that they are

aware of when these changes actually occur. >> reporter: support for the overhaul has declined since march. as a result, democratic lawmakers have largely avoided the subject in their reelection campaigns. republicans, however, are seizing the opportunity. the obama administration maintains that the public's negative opinion of the law is a result of misinformation. >> so i think the more people engage in the conversation and the more they understand that we're getting serious about fraud and we're going to take the trust fund very seriously and protect those taxpayers' dollars the more enthusiastic they get. >> reporter: republicans acknowledge even if they take back the full majority in congress, a full appeal is next to impossible. dancing takes talent and

that talent is what makes -- what it takes to move on to the next level but that level ended for one of the stars on "dancing with the stars". the stars turned out to be the first celebrity sent packing. plus you may have heard about fried twingys but what one place is serving, you have to get permission from your doctor.

if they have their way, we're facing a mountain of debt and a massive tax increase. employers will continue to leave our state, taking their jobs with them.

the next four years will impact the next decade, so we've put together a road map to 2020. a plan that brings jobs back to maryland by reducing spending and lowering taxes. let's make the maryland we love not just good, but great. now let's get down to work. kies but what one place is serving, you have to get permission from your doctor. a look at the economy tonight, do you know your credit score? it's vital to so many people for so many things and now some new stats indicate that where you live might have a lot to do with how you rate. abc's business editor dan arnall has more. >> reporter: for millions of americans a credit score is key to getting things they want. a new car, a new home and even every day items they pay for with a credit card. now your credit score can help

you help up with the joneses. >> a credit score is a reflection of the risk on your credit report, so if you get your score, you'll better understand how lenders are going to view your risk. >> reporter: the top cities nrt midwest. annapolis, madison and green bay, wisconsin and cedar rapids iowa having better credit. >> in an area where you have foreclosures, those consumers are individually going to be very hard hit. >> reporter: experian said cities are hardest hit. for individuals lowering outstanding balances, clearing errors on your credit record and paying would your bills on time are the biggest factors in bringing your credit score higher.

blockbuster video is in the final stages of preparing for a bankruptcy filing as consumers have shifted away from traditional video stores and are now having movies delivered by the internet or mail. it could file nor chapter -- for chapter 11 bankruptcy within the next few days. budweiser is going to offer free samples next wednesday when hosting the budweiser national happy hour. bud sales are down as upscale consumers have turned to craft beers. others they just simply went to light beer. free beer tastes good, doesn't care what it is. >> my grandfather says i drink too kind of beers, naty or free. >> good day to be inside. >> we have a slight severe

weather threat this evening. maryland in the clear right now but there's a pretty big storm on the cecil county border so we'll show that you. we have a severe thunderstorm thunderstorm watch statewide except for the lower eastern short. this one through 10 o'clock unless the weather service brings it down earlier. you can see earlier we did have a decent little storm through northern -- northwestern county. let's zoom in a little bit here and show you exactly where the storm s you can see some pretty good lightning strikes up here toward rising -- rising sun and this thing is basically moving due west to east and that's going to bring it over parts of cecil county, looks like oxford

in 12 minutes f you're watching from cecil county, that's where you could see the storm here over the next several minutes. other than that, most of the state looking decent but under that watch, a little sailing going on in the harbor, we have a break in the weather, why not. humidity 47%, almost no wind. threw the day our -- through the day, our weather net camera, watch as that storm approaches from the west. there goes that storm and things are clear behind that storm, so not a lot there. temperature-wise now really depends where you're watching from. 73 up in norisville, 91 in hanover and 38 in arnold, 80 in northeast, widely varied temperatures. but thing is consistent that we all are very much warmer and more humid for this last official day of summer. high temperatures again today, look at these, 91 downtown, 93

in frederick, hot, humid weather always helps to fuel the storms. take a look, there's that radar picture, that last cluster moving out of the state. there's a few more storms in virginia, those won't affect us. this next line could affect us if it holds together but it's still tracking more east than southeast. that means most of this will still be a pennsylvania weather story although maryland may get some of this next line th boundary, we paint it as a stationary front meaning it's going to shift but it's not going to come through with a classic cold front blowing through the area. in fact, this warm weather flow is going to continue in the next several days. we clear it out tomorrow and we're going to be clear again as we go into the day friday. that will be even a hotter day. i think we can make low, mid-90s. that will be the second full day of fall and in the feeling like it at you will a. 68 tonight. as we go into the day tomorrow, still a few storms this evening,

# #, mostly -- 88, mostly sunny. tomorrow evening 67 and your 7-day forecast, again not looking a like fall at all thursday or friday but early next week looks like mid-70s and much rainier pattern next week. one of the season's biggest stars turned out to be the first celebrity to get the boot. the producers didn't even expect this one but combining the judge's scores, the hoff is off. george has more. >> reporter: 58-year-old david hasselhoff is the season's first celebrity to hang up his dancing shoes and he only got to dance once before he danced off into the sunset of season 11. >> i feel bad for kim, i actually feel bad for my daughters. they were like shocked. they shouldn't have given you a cha cha cha, they should have given you the waltz.

but you know what? it was a great ride, you know and life goes on and life is a journey. it was great fun. >> reporter: david's next journey is wednesday night performing at a casino in laughlin, nevada. >> i'm sorry, we're don. there were so many more fun things i wanted to do with the hoff but it is what it is. >> now the competition the against the remaining 11 partners. >> we're totally bringing it next week. >> america is going to have jive in their face. >> we're going to jive all over their face. [laughing]. >> it's a quick step and you know, it's completely about being classy and element and being in frame for the whole thing. >> i'm excited for this one because it's more proper and sophisticated and not getting down and shaking my hips. >> reporter: rick fox is 16 inches taller than his partner,

not that you would know it. >> look at the way he's standing right now. >> can we show that, jamie? we're the same height. >> we're dancing the jive next week like this. >> the remaining couples go at it next week with either the quick step or the jive. >> yes, it looked like part of the plot for a college show called college mascots gone wild. right there the crowd roared as brute us the buckeye was taken down by rufus the bobcat at the game in columbus. 19-year-old brandon handing of the -- the man in the ohio university bobcat suit, great school by the way, says he has no regrets. it's actually something he wanted to do for a long time and something i wanted to see for a long time. >> at ohio state's marching band was on the field and i seen them, they started to make a

tunnel and brutus walked into the middle with a flag and he's about to lead the team on to the field and this is probably the best opportunity. >> apparently hanning wasn't even a student but nobody noticed when they made him the mascot. now, look at him go, go, chase him down. but while hanning may be happy with his tackle, the ohio university and if you watch the nfl you know why i said it that way, they were calling this decision a sports sportsmanship. yet another case of phillies fans behaving badly. a fan clad head to toe in red spandex made his way on to the field and outfield security chased him around but got a big assist from matt diaz who went over and tripped the guy. he spent the night in juvenile

detention and was picked up by his parents the next day. a backyard game turned scary for a local family after an accident threatens a 6-year-old's eye sight. we'll meet the family and doctor who saved his vision. area students that failed on a mission to keep our water ways clean. those stories and much more coming your way at 6:00.

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e this fall the farm stead is expecten an adventure, visitors to the big e in massachusetts are sinking their teeth do into

that, fried butter. paula cushing is talking about the artery clogging treat. >> i put it in friday dough and after it's all fried when i go to eat it, they break it open and the butter oozes out. >> probably the most unhealthy but delicious thing i've ever had. >> she's also serving up another confectioon, fried jelly beans. abc 2 news at 6 starts now. we have our eyes to the skies as severe weather moves into the viewing area. let's take a live look from the inner harbor. do they have that? no we don't. >> the thing about it, kelly, over the inner harbor it's mostly a sunny sky